Established 2003

Tifari Rhodesian Ridgeback News

2012 News

1/8/12 Dexter took winner's Dog and Best of Winners in Ohio to earn another point towards his Championship.
1/19-20 The Huge Michigan Winter Classic Dog Show was held at the Novi Expo center. Many Tifari dogs attended and did Well. Stryker Q'd in Beginner Novice Obedience and placed 4th to win the highest scoring Ridgeback in Obedience trophy. He also places Reserve Winner's Dog in conformation. The next day Ruby and Henry both Double Q'd in Rally. Ruby earned a second placement and two legs in Rally Advanced and Henry earned 4th place and completed his Rally Novice title!
Litter Announcement for MI location- Colt X Piper

Rylee has 8 beautiful puppies at our PA location! MORE INFO.

2011 Highlights

Detroit Kennel Club--Cobo Hall Show 2011, Stryker, Piper and Ramsay

Tifari was awarded Breeder of Merit by the AKC.

Stryker, Dexter, and Ramsay all earned their IABCA International Championships.
Stryker and Ruby earn their Rally Novice (RN) titles.
Piper, Stryker and Ramsay attended the Detroit Kennel Club Benched Show. We had a great showing and met many GREAT people at the Tifari benched exhibit. Piper earned MAJOR Reserve Winner's Bitch and Ramsay took Winner's dog for a 3 point Major and a nice trophy! (see photo on Right)

Piper earned multiple AKC BEST of BREED wins over specials to finish her AKC Field Championship- FC and earned a 4 point major towards her Lure Courser Excellent title (LCX) . Ruby also picks up a major win and more singles towards her AKC title and also completed her ASFA Lure Coursing Championship title.

Stryker Earned his Junior Courser- JC lure coursing title, while Ozzy, Sasha, and Molson each earned one leg towards their title
Piper, Foosa, Sasha, Henry, and Ruger did a "dogwalk for charity" event Called the Tail Waggers Two Step. We were Team Tifari and together we earned around $300.00 for the Michigan Animal Rescue League (MARL) and the pets in need! (see photo Below)

Rylee safely delivers 5 HUGE healthy puppies! Rylee X Hondo for more information. Introducing: Rowan, Vidic, Rosie, and Rogue will all show, Rogue is Staying with Kathy! Koda wil be a performance female! Tally HO.

Fiona competed in a puppy Match in NY, and earned a puppy GROUP 3! Stryker also competed in a puppy match and earned Best of Breed.
Dagan, Dexter and Fiona all Earned their CGC- Canine Good Citizen titles this year!
July 9-10th. This was a BIG weekend. Ramsay, Piper, Foosa, and Fiona all attended the Raisin River Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Michigan's (RRRRCoM) Regional Specialty. Tifari took home tons of awards including: Piper won Highest scoring RR in Obedience, as well as Sunday took 4th place for a rosette in trophy in the competitive Open Bitch class. Ramsay did GREAT in Conformation winning 3rd place Saturday and 2nd place Sunday in the HUGE open dog class. Fiona did GREAT in her first outdoor show and placed in ther sweeps classes and Regular classes every time for Rosettes and trophies!!! Foosa is retired form showing, but was in the Brood Bitch class represented by Ramsay and Piper, She earned 3rd place.
Dexter goes to the ridgeback Rodeo and earned his Herding (HIC)

Kamau, Stryker, and Dexter all start earning points towards their AKC Championships this year.
RRCUS National Specialty in South Dakota (VISIT the Nat'l PAGE for More info and photos on our Wins) Highlights include 4 new titles, including Rowan and Rogue's CGC titles, as well as Henry and Ruby's new Endurance Trial (ET) titles.

Neila completes the final requirement for her RRCUS VERSATILITY TITLE (VC) Way to go Proud parents Mark and Ann Rudd! Neila is Tifari's 3rd VC.
Piper competed in Conformation in Cleveland Ohio and won Winner's Bitch and Best of Winner's for a 4 point major! This also complets the requirements for her RRCUS VC- Versatility Certificate! Piper is Tifari's 4th VC.
Henry, Ruby, Neila, and Piper all had a great year in Agility and completed many titles!

Team Tifari @ the 2011 Tail Waggers Two Step Charity Event!.

2010 Highlights

Piper made the 2010, RRCUS Obedience Top 20 list! She ended up at # 15
Ruby made the 2010, ASFA Lure Coursing Top 20 list ! She ended up #14
Foosa was tied for 3rd place as RRCUS Brood Bitch!

Left to Right: Luna and Henry held by Lanalee, Rylee with Kathy,
and Ruby with Ann T.@ The Ridgeback Rodeo

Luna, Tango, Ozzy, Stryker, and Henry all earned their Canine Good Citizen Certificates. (CGC)
Henry Earned his Therapy Dog International (TDI) title.
Piper earned her International Championship (IABCA) title. Along the way she earned 2 Group placements and a Reserve Best Bred By in Show!
Neila and Rylee earned their AKC Championships (CH). This also makes Neila a Dual Champion (DC).
New Litter: FOOSA X COOPER!--Foosa had 8 healthy puppies! Click for more PHOTO's. Introducing Fiona, Stryker, and Kamau ---the show prospects out of this litter
In the Agility Rings Neila earned her Novice Agility Jumpers (NAJ) Title and Piper earned her Novice Agility (NA), and Novice Agility Preferred (NAP) titles.
In Lure coursing: Ruby earned her Junior courser (JC) title and went on to earn her Senior courser (SC) title. She is also pointed in AKC and ASFA Lure Coursing. Piper also picked up more AKC Points. Henry earned one leg of his JC title.
In Rally: Piper earned her Rally Excellent title (RE)
At The Raisin River's Regional Specialty Show in Monroe, MI: Piper Took 3rd place in Open Bitch Conformation for a trophy and even better, in Obedience she took HIGHEST SCORING RIDGEBACK for a GREAT trophy and Rosette!
At The Ridgeback Rodeo: Rylee and Ruby passed their Temperament tests (TT), and Ruby and Luna passed the Herding Instinct Test (HIC), and Ruby also became the first Tifari Dog to earn a hunting title(JCD) Junior Carrige dog.

August 2010, It was a BLAST at the first EVER Tifari Reunion Picnic! Check out the Group photo on our events page, and the GALLERY for more photo's!
Fiona passed her AKC *STAR* puppy class. (this is the puppy version of her Canine Good Citizen test). Sasha also graduated puppy class and won best trick, all the rest of the Foosa x Cooper litter graduated puppy class as well.
Tifari has a new puppy for the future of our kennel. INTRODUCING DEXTER!

Stryker went to his first puppy match and took puppy group 4!!

2009 Highlights

Foosa and Piper at the 2009 National Specialty

Piper and Neila both Finished their UKC Championships with Ease.
Rylee, Darby, Ramsay, Neila, and Piper all finished their Junior Courser (JC) lure Coursing titles. Tango is 1/2 way there. Piper, Neila and Rylee went on to earn their Senior Lure Coursing (SC) titles, and Neila earned her Field Championship(FC) with Three, 5-Point Majors!! Piper earned one 5-Point Major and needs just one major to finish.
Ramsay and Rylee earned their RN- Rally Novice titles. Piper went on to also earn her Rally Advanced title-RA.
Piper Earned her CD- Companion Dog Obedience title
Rylee Earned her IABCA International Championship.
Neila, Ruby, and Ramsay all earned their CGC-Canine Good Citizen Certifications(CGC) this year.
Ramsay, Piper, and Henry attended the ridgeback rodeo and all 3 herded the sheep like PRO's to earn their Herding Instinct Certifications (HIC).
May 25-31st was the RRCUS 2009 National Specialty in Lansing, MI. Please Check out the National Page for more info on the MANY Tifari Wins! Foosa, Ramsay, Neila, Piper and Rylee all attended. It was another great turnout for Tifari!
Foosa completed her Agility Excellent (AX) Title and Neila and Piper started their Agility careers. Neila Earned her Novice Agility (NA) title and has legs towards even more titles. Piper Earned 3 Q's towards her Novice titles as well. We can not wait to get these girls into the ring in 2010!
Rylee, Neila, Piper, and Ramsay all earned more points towards their AKC Championships, with Rylee earning a major!!!!!.
Foosa's second Litter FOOSA X ALADDIN went home on Valentine's Day! Please visit their litter page for more details!

2008 Highlights

Ramsay 6 months old practicing his stacked pose

Foosa made the RRCUS TOP 10 Ridgeback in Obedience!! She is the number 4 Open dog overall!
Foosa also placed in the RRCUS Agility Top 20, (she was number 13) again this year!
Foosa earned 3 more points towards her AKC CH. Along the way earning 1 BOS, 1 BW, and 2 more reserves.
Foosa earned her TDI- Therapy Dog International Certification
In Agility: Kayin completed his Open Agility Jumpers (OAJ) Title and Foosa earner her OA, OAJ, OF, and AXJ Agility titles!
Foosa earned her Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) Title. She is the first dog to earn this high of an obedience title here at Tifari.
Rylee & Piper (2 of Foosa X Captain pups) earned their Canine Good Citizen (CGC) titles.
Rylee earned her Herding Instinct Certification (HIC) at the Ridgeback Rodeo
Piper and Rylee both earned their first AKC points towards their AKC Champion Titles
Piper also earned a puppy Match Group 1 and Group 2 in Conformation.
Piper earned her Rally Novice (RN) title
Angie was the RRCUS #22 Owner/Handler
Foosa completed her Versatility Certificate (VC) in May and 6 months later completed all the requirements for her Versatility Certificate Excellent (VCX) Award! What an accomplishent for only being 3 years old!!
The Tifari Girls Clean House at the 2008 RRCUS National Specialty in Gettysburg, PA! CHECK OUT THE NATIONAL BRAG PAGE!!
Foosa also had her first litter of 8 pups in March. FOOSA X CAPTAIN
For photo's visit the gallery. All 8 pups passed their puppy socilization classes with ease and look forward to trying new things in 2009!

2007 Highlights

Piper @ 6 months old in Gettysburg, PA

Foosa made 2 RRCUS top 20 lists --Agility and Obedience.
Foosa earned her HIC- Herding Instinct Certification and passed her TT-Temperament Test at the Ridgeback Rodeo
Kayin passed his TT at the Ridgeback Rodeo
Foosa Earned her IABCA International Championship, earning 3 "Group Firsts" along the way!
Foosa earned her RA-Rally Advanced, and her RE-Rally excellent titles and placed in the ribbons 5/6 of her qualifing scores all in the 90's
Foosa earned her NA, NAJ, NF Agility titles with mostly first placements
Foosa earned her SC- Senior Courser Lure Coursing title
Foosa earned 11 AKC points (including a major) towards her CH Along the way she got 1 Best of Breed, 3 Best in Opposite Sex ribbons, and 4 reserves.
Foosa won Highest Scoring RR in Rally at the Raisin River Regional Specialty (and won a neat trophy).
Foosa earned her UKC Championship with a Group 2 and a couple Group 4's.
Angie is #24 top Owner/Handler.
Foosa was 3rd place Singles Stake Lure Coursing at the 2007 RRCUS National Specialty in Cincinnati, Ohio.

2006

Foosa was #17 in the top 20 list for RRCUS Obedience.
Foosa earner her CD- Companion Dog and her RN- Rally Novice titles.
Foosa earned her CGC-Canine Good Citizen.
Kayin earned his OA- Open Agility title.
Angie is #32 Novice Owner/Handler.

Pretty Darby 1 year old walking through the woods.

2005

Kayin earns his VC title - only one of 7 Ridgeback to qualify for this title this year!
Kayin made the RRCUS Agility Top 20 list.
Kayin earned his CD, SC, RN, NA, NAJ, titles all this year.
We got a new puppy--Foosa! Emerald Isle's Simply Irresistible
Angie is #26 Novice Owner/Handler.

2004

Kayin earned his ASFA FCH-Field Champion titles in 2.5 months of lure Coursing.
Kayin earned his JC- Junior Lure Courser title.
Kayin earned his CGC- Canine Good citizen.